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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. 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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