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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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