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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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