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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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