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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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