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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)