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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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