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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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