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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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