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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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