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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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