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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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