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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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