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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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