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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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