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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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