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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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