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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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