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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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