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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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