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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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