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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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