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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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