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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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