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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the 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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