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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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