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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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