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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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