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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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