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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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