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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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