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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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