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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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