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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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