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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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