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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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