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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major 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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