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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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