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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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