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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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