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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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