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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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