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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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