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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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