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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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