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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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