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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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