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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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