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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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