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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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