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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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