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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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