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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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