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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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