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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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