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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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