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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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