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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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