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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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