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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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