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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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