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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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