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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with 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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