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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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