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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-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 assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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