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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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