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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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