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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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