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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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