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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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