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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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