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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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