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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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