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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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