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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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