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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the 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 interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources