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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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