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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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