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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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