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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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