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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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