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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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