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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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