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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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