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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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