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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key 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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