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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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