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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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