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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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