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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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