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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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