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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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