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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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