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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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