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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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