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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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