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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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