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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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