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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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