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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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