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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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