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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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