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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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