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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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