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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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