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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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