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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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