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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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