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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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