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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different 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 teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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