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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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