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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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