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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important 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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