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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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