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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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