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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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