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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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