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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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