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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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