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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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