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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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