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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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