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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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