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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes 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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