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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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