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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the key 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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