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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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