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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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