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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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