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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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