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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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