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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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