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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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