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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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