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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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