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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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