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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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