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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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