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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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