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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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