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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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