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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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