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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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