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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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