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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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