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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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