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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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