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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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