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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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