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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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