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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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