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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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