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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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