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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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