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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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