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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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