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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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