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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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