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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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