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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not 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 distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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