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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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