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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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