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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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