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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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