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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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