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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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