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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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