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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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