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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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