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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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