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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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