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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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