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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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