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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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