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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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