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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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