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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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