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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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