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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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