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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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