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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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