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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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