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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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