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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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