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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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