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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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