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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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