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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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