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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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