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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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