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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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