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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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