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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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