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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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