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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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