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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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