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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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