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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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