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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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