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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes 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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