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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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