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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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