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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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