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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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