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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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