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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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