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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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