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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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