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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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