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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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