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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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