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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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