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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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