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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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