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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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