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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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