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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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