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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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