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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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