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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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