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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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