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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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