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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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