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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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