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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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