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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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