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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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