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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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