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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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