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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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