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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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