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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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