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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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