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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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