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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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