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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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