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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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