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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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