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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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