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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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