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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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