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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students 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 several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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