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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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