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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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