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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important 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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