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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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