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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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