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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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