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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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