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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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