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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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