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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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