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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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