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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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