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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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