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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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