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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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