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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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