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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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