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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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