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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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