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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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