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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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