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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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