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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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