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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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