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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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