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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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