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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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