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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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