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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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