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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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