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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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