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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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