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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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