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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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