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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the 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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