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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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