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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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