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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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