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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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