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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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