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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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