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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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