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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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