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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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