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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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