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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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