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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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