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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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