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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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