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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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