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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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