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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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