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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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