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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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