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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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