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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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