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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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