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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models 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 manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the definitive 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 discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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