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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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