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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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