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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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