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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models 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 educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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