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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important 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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