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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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