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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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