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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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