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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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