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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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