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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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