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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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