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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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