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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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