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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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