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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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