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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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