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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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