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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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