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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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