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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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