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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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