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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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