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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever 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 stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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