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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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