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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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