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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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