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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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