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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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