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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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