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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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