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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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