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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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