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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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