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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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