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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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