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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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