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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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