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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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