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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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