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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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