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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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