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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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