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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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