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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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