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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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