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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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