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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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