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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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