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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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