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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions 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 teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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