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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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