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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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