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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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