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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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