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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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