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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education