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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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