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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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