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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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