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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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