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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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