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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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