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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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