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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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