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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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