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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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