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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major 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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