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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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