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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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