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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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