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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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