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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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