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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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