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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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