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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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