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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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