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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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