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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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