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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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