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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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