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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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