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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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