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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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