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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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