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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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