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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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