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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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