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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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