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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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