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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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