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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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