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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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