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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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