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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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