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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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