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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies 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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