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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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