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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates 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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