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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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