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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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