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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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