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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models 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 participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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