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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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