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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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