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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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