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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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