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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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