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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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