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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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