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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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