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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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