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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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