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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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