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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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