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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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