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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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