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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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