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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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