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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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