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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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