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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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