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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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