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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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