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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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