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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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