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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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