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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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