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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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