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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major 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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