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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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