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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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