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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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