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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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