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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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