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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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