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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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