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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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