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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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