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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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