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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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