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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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