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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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