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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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