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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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