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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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