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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 and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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