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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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