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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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