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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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