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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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