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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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