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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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