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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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