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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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