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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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