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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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