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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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