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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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