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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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