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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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