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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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