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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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