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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What 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 handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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