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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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