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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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