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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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