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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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