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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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