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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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