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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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