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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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