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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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