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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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