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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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