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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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