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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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