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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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