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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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