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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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