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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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