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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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