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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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