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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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