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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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