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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major 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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