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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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