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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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