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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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