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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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