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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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