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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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