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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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