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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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