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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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