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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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