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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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