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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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