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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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