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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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