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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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