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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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