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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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