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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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