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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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