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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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