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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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