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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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