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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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