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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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