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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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