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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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